Belling referred to Derek Williams, the man who died in police custody in July of 2011, as a "thug."

He went on to ask why groups angry about Williams' death don't give the same attention to co-sleeping deaths, referring to mothers as "pigs as they roll over on their children."

"This is the day we stand up and tell people 'No more,'" said Rev. Willie Brisco of the Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied Hope. "You're not going to be able to discriminate against us without us having something to say and do something about it."

Clear Channel Radio released a written statement stating that Belling is a "tough, thoughtful critic with a clear, well-known point of view."

The statement went on to say "His discussion of the Derek Williams issue had absolutely nothing to do with race, and the claim that it did is a transparent attempt by a few opportunists to manufacture a controversy they can exploit for their own benefit."

Despite having the same call letters, Clear Channel Radio's WISN-AM is not affiliated with WISN-TV.